It is impossible to be bored on Año Viejo (New Year’s Eve) in Ecuador’s capital city. The country blends rich traditions typical of many Latin American countries — like eating las doce uvas de la suerte, twelve grapes each bestowed with a wish...
The 1946 Tokyo War Crimes Trials, carried out by the Allied powers during postwar occupation, marked one of the first attempts to reckon with the atrocities committed by the Japanese Army during the Second World War. 28 men, many of whom were archite...
Under the cover of night, small boats depart from the Libyan coastline, headed toward sanctuary in Italy. Packed onto rickety vessels and often bought and traded by armed gangs, thousands of migrants and refugees face grueling challenges on the...
Last month, Maldivian ex-President Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years prison under charges of “terrorism.” More specifically, the Supreme Court of the Maldives accused him of ordering the imprisonment of a judge during a period of politica...
Last month, Maldivian ex-President Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years prison under charges of “terrorism.” More specifically, the Supreme Court of the Maldives accused him of ordering the imprisonment of a judge during a period of politica...
For the past few weeks, students at the University of Cape Town have been demonstrating in protest of the Cecil Rhodes statue situated front and center on the university’s campus since 1934. The statue overlooks the rugby fields and sits at the top...
For the past few weeks, students at the University of Cape Town have been demonstrating in protest of the Cecil Rhodes statue situated front and center on the university’s campus since 1934. The statue overlooks the rugby fields and sits at the top...
December 17 was marked by a historic diplomatic breakthrough when President Obama announced that the United States would restore full relations with Cuba after 53 years of isolation. On the same day, Pope Francis, who had been credited with playing a...
December 17 was marked by a historic diplomatic breakthrough when President Obama announced that the United States would restore full relations with Cuba after 53 years of isolation. On the same day, Pope Francis, who had been credited with playing a...
Today, as Yemen lies on the brink of civil war, over 634 civilians have been killed, tens of thousands injured and over 100,000 displaced in just the past 3 weeks of fighting. In a nation where political strife and violence intensify daily, the civil...
Today, as Yemen lies on the brink of civil war, over 634 civilians have been killed, tens of thousands injured and over 100,000 displaced in just the past 3 weeks of fighting. In a nation where political strife and violence intensify daily, the civil...
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Tell that to the 22 countries of the Arab League who convened at the Arab Summit late last month to discuss growing concerns facing the region. With the continuing war in Yemen, many of th...
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Tell that to the 22 countries of the Arab League who convened at the Arab Summit late last month to discuss growing concerns facing the region. With the continuing war in Yemen, many of th...
April 24 is a significant and painful date for the Armenian people. On that night, one century ago, the Ottoman government arrested more than 200 Armenian community leaders in Constantinople — poets, doctors, members of the parliament — and had t...
April 24 is a significant and painful date for the Armenian people. On that night, one century ago, the Ottoman government arrested more than 200 Armenian community leaders in Constantinople — poets, doctors, members of the parliament — and had t...
Less than a year ago, Uber made headlines for massive funding increases and rapid, city-a-day global expansion. The company, which matches smartphone users and taxi drivers with the tap of a button, skyrocketed from being valued at $3.5 billion to $4...
Less than a year ago, Uber made headlines for massive funding increases and rapid, city-a-day global expansion. The company, which matches smartphone users and taxi drivers with the tap of a button, skyrocketed from being valued at $3.5 billion to $4...
The latest wedge in Sino-American relations is not China’s support of North Korea or its alleged cyber warfare tactics, but instead the creation of a new economic institution: the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Despite its innocuous n...
The latest wedge in Sino-American relations is not China’s support of North Korea or its alleged cyber warfare tactics, but instead the creation of a new economic institution: the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Despite its innocuous n...
Earlier this month, International Women’s Day created a platform for activism and protests around the world. In Beijing, however, hopes for a progressive dialogue were thwarted when five women’s rights activists with ties to the nonprofit...
Earlier this month, International Women’s Day created a platform for activism and protests around the world. In Beijing, however, hopes for a progressive dialogue were thwarted when five women’s rights activists with ties to the nonprofit...
In Cuba, it costs $4.50 for one hour’s worth of Internet access at a speed two times slower than the rest of the world. Only five percent of Cubans have access to unrestricted Internet. But in Havana, things might be starting to change. Kcho, the i...
In Cuba, it costs $4.50 for one hour’s worth of Internet access at a speed two times slower than the rest of the world. Only five percent of Cubans have access to unrestricted Internet. But in Havana, things might be starting to change. Kcho, the i...
Macedonia is a small European country located on the Balkan peninsula with a population of two million and a territory slightly larger than Vermont. Until 1991, Macedonia was part of communist Yugoslavia, and since independence, it has undergone a ro...
Macedonia is a small European country located on the Balkan peninsula with a population of two million and a territory slightly larger than Vermont. Until 1991, Macedonia was part of communist Yugoslavia, and since independence, it has undergone a ro...
During his speech to both Houses of Congress on March 3, 2015, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was either delusional or believed he was addressing a delusional audience. Whichever one it was, Netanyahu unfairly mischaracterized Israeli fore...
During his speech to both Houses of Congress on March 3, 2015, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was either delusional or believed he was addressing a delusional audience. Whichever one it was, Netanyahu unfairly mischaracterized Israeli fore...